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Seattle/Victoria Trip {Day 6}

Sunday was our last day in Seattle.  We spent the last two nights at the Inn at the Market.  It is a great boutique hotel that is actually located inside Pike Place Market.  We had a nice large room (unfortunately I waited until 1 a.m. to take the photos!), and a great view of the market and the sound (which I didn't take a photo of!).   Brilliant! Why don't all hotels have a hamper for the dirty towels?   Despite wanting to sleep until noon, we got up, got ready, and headed out to see Pike Place Market again.  I still can't get over the flowers and the seafood...       It was a great trip, and I was sad to leave, but I had a pup at home that was ready to see me (& I was ready to see her too!).  Here's a phone pic of Mt. Rainier as we flew over...   Here's the pup with her souvenir from the Seattle Aquarium     Here are some of my thoughts on the hotels, restaurants, wh...

Seattle/Victoria Trip {Day 4}

Day four started in Victoria and ended in Seattle, with lots of activities in between.  We woke up to a bit of rain in Victoria, which was really the only rain we saw the whole trip.  It burned off really quickly and was a non-issue.  We went to breakfast at a place called John's Cafe.  We split the eggs benedict and waffle with cream cheese sauce.  You know I was happy that I was somewhere where there was royal news on the front page of the paper...   After breakfast we walked up the street to City Hall       Then we walked to China Town.         We continued to walk down Government Street with the intent of doing a little shopping.  Most stores weren't open yet.  It seems they like to get a late start and close early in Victoria!  Once we got closer to the Inner Harbour, the stores were starting to open.  We both bought caps, which came in very handy for our noon ...